Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,188, Lewis Farrington, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Farrington, Lewis
8 21. 188
Carded
CONTENTS

15787
Massachusetts
Lewis Harrington
of Wrentham in the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Cushing of the Regt. commanded by Col. Crafts in the Mass. line for 6 mos 3 ds for int 6 - " Art 3
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of $5 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of May 1833 and sent to J. D. an D. C. Ham
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $40 66 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 1 - 72. 66 $113.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Willams Clerk Book Vol. 2 Page 24

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Norfolk ss.
On this eighteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable John H. Williams of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Dedham in and for said County, Lewis Harrington a resident of Wrentham in said County, aged seventy four , who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th A. D. 1832.
THAT he was born at Wrentham on the 4 th day of June A. D. 1758, and that there is a record of his birth in the Clerk's Office : that he was in the United States service from the fourth day of September A. D. 1776, to the 8 th day of May A. D. 1777 as a Private in the Massachusetts Militia : that he was residing at Wrentham when he entered the service ; that he was a Volunteer in the Artillery and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt. Percy  camping at Boston & Nantasket : that he marched from Wrentham to Boston  Hull or from Nantasket as it was then called and joined the Regiment Sept. 9. 1776 : that he served at said Nantasket with none of the regular troops ; and no regular officers were known to him : that he was in no battle and at the end of his service received no written discharge : that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at said Wrentham
ALSO : that he was in the United States service from about the 27 th day of June A. D. 1777, to the 1 st day of Jan. A. D. 1778 as a Private in the Massachusetts Militia : that he was residing at Wrentham when he entered the service ; that he volunteered and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt. Abner Brown , in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Robinson : that he marched from Wrentham to N. Kingston from N. Kingston to Warren from Warren to Bristol & to Little Compton and back to N. Kingston : that he served at these places with none of the regular troops ; and no regular officers were known to him : that he was in no battle and at the end of his service received no written discharge.
ALSO : that he was in the United States service from the  day of  A. D. 17  , to the  day of  A. D. 17  in the  : that he was residing at  when he entered the service ; that he and served for the period aforesaid under the command of  : that he marched from  to  , from  to  from  to  : that he served at  with  of the regular troops ; and  regular officers were known to him : that he was in  battle and at the end of his service received  written discharge.

Louis Parrington
1527

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year first aforesaid.
Lewis Harrington
We Rufus Mann Wrentham
a clergyman, residing in the town of
and Jonas J. Fisher
residing in said
town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Lewis Harrington who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed as aforesaid.
Barthol. S. Tuttle
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that Rufus Mann —————, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the —————; and that Jonas J. Fisher ————— who has also signed the same is a resident in Wrentham and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John A. Williams, Jr. C.C. Br.
I Jacobs W. Merrill of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Lewis Harrington for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Jacobs W. Merrill

BRIEF in the case of  James Farington  vs  of  Wentworth  in the State of  Ala  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 74 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Septm June In 1776 - Artillery 6 Private Gen. Washington Col. Griffith   1777 6 3 " Gen. Howe Col. B. M. 1777  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Wentworth N.H.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? So far as I know by living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? None 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Scott Examining Clerk.

Resolution
21188 INVALID.
See
File No. 21188
Louis Washington Mr. Sec. War
Act: June 7 th 1824
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 130
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Sept 3
1832
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears
that the name of Lewis Farrington is borne on an "abstract of the 9 th  Reg company in Mass. Training Artillery commanded by Capt Bang 2.21 Enlisting in Col Crafts Reg. from Sept 9 1776 3.7 to Feb 1.  May 8 1777 - Time of service two months 5.28 and 21 days, from the time of joining the Reg. — also on a 2 d abstract of the same company from Feb 1. to May 8 1777 - Time of service 3 months & 7 days
Edward D Bang. Secy

Lewis Farrington
6 mos + 3 day Pr of Bdy 6 mos Pr of Ctty
20.33 25.
J. Hall Dedham Mass

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Lewis Farnstun Wrentham Clp u which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

 XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? 2 & 0  XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? 1 & 0  XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? - /   If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? 14  Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? Yes    XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes  XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes  XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK ss.
I, JAIRUS WARE, Clerk of the Judicial Courts, being Courts of Record, within and for the County of Norfolk, hereby Certify that
Cornelius Follen Esquire.
is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Norfolk aforesaid, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified to discharge the duties of said office, and that his signature to the annexed Affidavits is genuine and true.
In Witness Whereof, I have subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid at Dedham, this twenty fifth day of September A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty two .
Jairus Ware 3

Norfolk ss Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Lemuel Gulliver of Milton in the County of Norfolk Commonwealth of Massachusetts Now Nearly Seventythree years of Age, testify and say that I. is listed in a Regiment raised raised by this State for the defence of the State of Rhode Island. Commanded by John Robinson Col: and John Jacobs Lt Col in the last of June A.D. 1777, in the Com- pany Commanded by Abner Cram Lt, Elijah Keyes and Joseph Richards, and Ensign Lemuel Kebeach. Served in said Company until the first of January 1778, when we were discharged at the end of six months. We were first marched to North Kingston where we remained some time from thence we went to Warren, Bristol and Little Compton & from thence back to North Kingston where we were discharged as above. I was a privates in said Company. I still remember that Elias Harrington of Hantham was a privates in said Company and served the whole time & was discharged  discharged with the rest of the Regiment. Lemuel Gulliver
Norfolk ss I signed and sworn to by the above named Lemuel Gulliver the 31 st day of August A.D. 1832 before me
Commissary Shattuck Justice of the Peace

Norfolk Commonwealth of Massachusetts I Lemuel Babcock of Milton in the County of Norfolk
and Commonwealth of Massachusetts now eightyfour years of age testify and say that I engaged with the of the United States is a Regiment raised for the defence of the State of Rhode Island the New England States commanded by Col. John Robin- son Lt Col John Jacobs and in the Company Command- ed by Capt Abner Coane Lt Elijah Keyes & Joseph Richards and I was the Ensign of said Company raised for the term of six months, my Commission was dated the 27 th day of June in the year A D 1777 & we Marched Immediately to the State of Rhode Island we were first Stationed at North Kingston for some time from thence to Warren & Bristol from thence to Little Compton & after staying there sometime we returned to North Kingston where we remained until we were dischar- ged About the first of January 1778 at the end of our engagement and well remember that Francis Harrington of Kingston was a Private in said Company during said six months. Lemuel Babcock
Norfolk
the 31 st day of August 1832 then the above
Deposition was signed and sworn to by the above who is a creditable witness named Lemuel Babcock before me
Connelius D. Bellach Justice of the Peace